Opinions
Terrorist Coalitions; The Fall of Governments and Role Model of Radical Islamists
By Abdul Saboor Sitez
Recently, the Middle East and South Asia have witnessed coalitions of terrorist groups to overthrow governments, in which Islamist terrorist groups have succeeded in overthrowing national governments by forming transnational alliances.
The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government in Syria, which was carried out with the cooperation of numerous extremist, extremist, and terrorist grou...
Cautious optimism: Syria tiptoes into the future with Turkey’s help
By Amb. Omer Onhon
Ankara had a role to play in the fall of the Assad regime, though the full details are yet to emerge. It will have a role in its state-building too, albeit with some big difficulties to overcome first
If unverified reports are to be believed...
The Role of an Optional Protocol to CEDAW in Protecting Afghan Women's Rights Under Taliban Rule
By Zulikha Akrami
Introduction
The United Nations recently commemorated significant milestones in the global fight for women's rights and gender equality. October 31, 2024, marked the 2...
Little reason for the West to exult over Assad’s downfall
By Brahma Chellaney
With the dramatic fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s autocratic regime, the West may have achieved its objective in Syria. But the success could impose enduring costs on Western, and especially European, security.
Assad...
Afghans Must Not Be Pawns in Regional Proxy Wars
By Mohammad Noman Baber
As tensions in the Middle East escalate and the region’s proxy wars intensify, the Syrian conflict has once again flared up. What once seemed like a frozen conflict after the ceasefire under the Astana process between Russia, Iran, and Turk...
Trump’s chance to atone for America’s Afghan shame
By Luke Coffey
It is rare for anyone to be given a second chance in politics: for American presidents, it has happened only once before Donald Trump’s re-election. The only other US president to serve two non-consecutive terms was Grover Cleveland in the late...
